Zephaniah 3:5

The just Lord resides ¹  within her; he commits no unjust acts. ²  Every morning he reveals ³  his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. ⁴  Yet the unjust know no shame.

Ge 18:25; De 23:14; De 32:4; Job 8:3; Job 34:10,17-19; Ps 37:6; Ps 99:3,4; Ps 145:17; Ec 3:16,17; Isa 12:6; Isa 28:19; Isa 33:2; Isa 42:3,4; Isa 45:21; Isa 50:4; Jer 3:3; Jer 6:15; Jer 8:12; Jer 21:12; La 3:23; Eze 48:35; Mic 3:11; Mic 7:9; Hab 1:3; Zep 3:15,17; Zec 2:5; Zec 9:9; Lu 12:2; Ro 2:5; Ro 3:26; 1Co 4:5; 1Pe 1:17

¹ tn The word “resides” is supplied for clarification.

² tn Or “he does no injustice.”

³ tn Heb “gives”; or “dispenses.”

⁴ tn Heb “at the light he is not missing.” Note that NASB (which capitalizes pronouns referring to Deity) has divided the lines differently: “Every morning He brings His justice to light; // He does not fail.”